Chris McCausland reveals how he is preparing for the Strictly Come Dancing 'comedown' when the show ends next week - after making it to the final

Chris McCausland has revealed how he is preparing for the Strictly Come Dancing 'comedown' when the show ends next week - after making it to the final.

The comedian, 47, has delighted audiences on the BBC show with his professional partner Dianne Buswell and is now looking to the future after the competition. 

He will soon be starring in a new Sky original family Christmas film which will hit living rooms this Christmas Eve.

Chris will star in Bad Tidings with fellow comedian Lee Mack, 56, - which he has said will give him something new to focus on after the dancing competition comes to an end.

He told The Radio Times: 'Something like Strictly is all-consuming, so there's always going to be a comedown.

'Whether you win it or go out in the quarters or week seven or whatever, it will always be deflating. 

'So actually, it's been nice to have this film with Lee to look forward to. It gives me something else to focus on.'

Chris and Dianne became emotional after their performance on Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing.

Chris is the first blind contestant in the history of the BBC show, and on Saturday he and partner Dianne scored 36 out of 40 for their Viennese waltz to Metallica track Nothing Else Matters.

With his arm around Dianne, Chris held back tears as he told host Claudia Winkleman: 'When you start this series, they ask you for a list of songs you like. And I put this song on it and didn't know anything about dancing.

'Underneath it, I wrote 'I reckon this might suit one of those spinny whizzy ones' and I was right! But it's incredible and it felt wonderful to do it with Diane.'

Friends of the CBeebies star had come to support him the studio audience at the semi-final, and he admitted he was an 'emotional wreck' with them there.

He warned Claudia: 'Don't get me started, I'm an emotional wreck tonight. I'm telling you.'

He added: 'You know what you're doing is big when your really close mates don't take the mickey out of you.'

Meanwhile, Dianne then made a plea with the public as to why she and Chris should be in the final this week as she insisted she 'could not be prouder' of what he has achieved.

She said: 'I have taught Chris this whole time without a single visual cue. He's never been able to watch a video back to see whether he's done a good job

'He's never been able to see his competitors, or what the competition is like but he has cpatured the spirit of this show

'I could not be prouder of him.'

Fans at home were in agreement with Dianne, and one even called for viewers to 'boycott' the show altogether if they do not lift the Glitterball Trophy.

One said: 'If Chris & Diane do not WIN #Strictly then there seriously needs to be a BOYCOTT of this show because Pete [Wicks] is being marked unnecessary kindly when we have a man who has learned steps to dances with no visual queue's & is graceful & beautiful to watch, it's brought a tear to my eye.'(sic)

Another demanded that Dianne to receive a Damehood for her efforts, as they said: 'I think Chris McCausland is a good bet to win the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing title. Diane Buswell deserves a knighthood or whatever the lady equivalent is.'

But a third fan still has no idea whether the ultimate champions will be Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec, JLS singer JB Gill and Lauren Oakley or Miranda actress Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola.

Also competing is TOWIE star Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal, and the X user admitted that it is the 'hardest year ever' to pick a winner.  

They wrote: 'This must be the hardest year ever when it comes to #Strictly because I legit can't tell who will win!'

Despite Chris and Dianne's success with their waltz, judge Craig Revel Horwood had an issue with their first dance as he noted that their Charleston was 'slightly under energised.'

Chris hit back: 'Listen. This is the semifinal. This is your opportunity to say something nice!'

In the end, the pair received a mere seven from Craig.